Peoples' Theatre

14 Nason Street,

Maynard,
MA01754

The “People’s” is listed under Maynard in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook. It’s listed as having 700 seats and open 6 days per week. There is also a Riverside Theatre listed for Maynard. It had 383 seats and was also open 6 days per week.

The caption under the ad says: “On May 6, 1921, Peoples Theatre on Nason Street was opened with a license to show moving pictures. In June 1949, the Fine Arts Theatre, a moving picture house on Summer Street, was opened. A few years later, Peoples was closed, and the Fine Arts became the only moving picture theatre in town.”

The movies advertised for the “Week of December 31” are Dallas with Gary Cooper, Crisis with Cary Grant, and Devil’s Doorway with Robert Taylor. All of these movies came out in 1950 so I assume that’s when the ad ran. Admission was 44 cents, or 16 cents for children before 6:30. There are ‘Daily Broadcasts from WKOX Framingham’ but this is not otherwise explained in the ad.